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OSCE: US, UK among most censored countries

VOR A representative for freedom of the media at the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) said that governments across the world are posing a threat to internet freedom. The governments in the US [...]

Germany illegally removes Press TV from SES Astra

PressTV Under pressure from the German government, Munich media regulatory office (BLM) has made an illegal decision to remove Iran’s international English Channel, Press TV, from SES Astra at 19:00 local time on Tuesday. In an [...]

Microsoft censoring Windows Live Messenger chats for copyright infringement

Stephen C. Webster Raw Story Tech giant Microsoft is actively intercepting and censoring conversations in its Windows Live Messenger program, utilizing a block list to prevent users from trading links to a popular peer-to-peer media sharing [...]

China censors Internet reports on rumours of attempted military coup

ANI China has blocked all reports on the Internet that speculate an alleged attempted coup in the country. The move comes after online reports, which mention of tanks on the streets of Beijing and shots fired [...]

Sense & censor ability: Congress defers SOPA vote

Russia Today Amid heated debates and the uproar surrounding the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act, Congress has postponed its vote. Fears are growing that the law aimed at fighting copyright infringement will ultimately lead to censorship. [...]

UK public pay for a highly censored BBC

PressTV I have always had so much respect for the BBC until the day that they censored me during their programme called “Question time” when it came to the City of Derby. I was selected to [...]

Top China official urges more ‘forceful’ web controls

SpaceDaily A top Chinese government official has urged authorities to be “more forceful” in the way they manage the web, state media said, as Beijing tries to tighten online controls over fears of social unrest. Wang [...]

New Bill In Congress Could Turn Alternative Media Outlets and YouTube Singers Into Felons

By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd Alternet SB 978 is just one more bullet in a broader government effort to end the web as we know it. In June, Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., introduced SB 978, specifically “to amend [...]

US technology used to censor the Internet in Syria claim experts

Alice Ross TheBureau Technology from an American company is being used by the Syrian government to censor the Internet and monitor dissidents, according to activists. The equipment produced by a major SiliconValley company, Blue Coat, allows [...]

Occupy LSX receive total media blackout

PressTV The ‘Occupy London Stock Exchange’ protests receive a media blackout in Britain as peaceful protesters were kettled outside St. Paul Cathedral in London. On the global day of action for the occupy movement, the British [...]

Press TV taken off air in UK – war for freedom of speech now on

Patrick Henningsen Infowars In case you are not yet aware, OfCom, Britain’s Office of Communications, decided to take Press TVoff air in the UK this week. The significance of this move by the state regulator should not be [...]

VeriSign Demands Power To Kill “Abusive” Websites

Paul Joseph Watson Infowars Manager of all .com internet addresses seeks authority to terminate domains on government order without legal oversight The global authority over all .com domain names, VeriSign, is demanding the power to terminate [...]

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